Arsenal team news vs cardiff
Here's the latest Arsenal team news ahead of their Premier League match against Cardiff City:
Injuries:
- Rob Holding (knee) - out for the season
- Hector Bellerin (knee) - out for 2-3 weeks
- Danny Welbeck (ankle) - out for 2-3 weeks
- Mesut Ozil (back) - a doubt for the match
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos (calf) - a doubt for the match
Suspended:
- Laurent Koscielny (red card vs. Manchester City) - suspended for one match
Doubts:
- Mesut Ozil (back) - may not be fit enough to start
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos (calf) - may not be fit enough to start
Expected Lineup:
- Bernd Leno (GK)
- Ainsley Maitland-Niles (RB)
- Shkodran Mustafi (CB)
- Calum Chambers (CB)
- Kieran Tierney (LB)
- Granit Xhaka (DM)
- Lucas Torreira (DM)
- Matteo Guendouzi (CM)
- Nicolas Pepe (RW)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ST)
- Alexandre Lacazette (LW)
Possible Changes:
- Joe Willock could start in place of Mesut Ozil if he's not fit enough
- Bukayo Saka could start in place of Ainsley Maitland-Niles if he's not fit enough
- Gabriel Martinelli could start in place of Alexandre Lacazette if he's not fit enough
Please note that this is just a predicted lineup and may change depending on the team news and manager's decisions.